Jamala won the 2016 Eurovision Song Contest in Stockholm with her entry 1944. She captivated Europe with her magnificent performance in the competition.

You can find out more about Jamala and her Eurovision experience in a special backstage documentary that has been released recently. You get a glimpse of the Ukrainian Eurovision winner’s Eurovision experience from the time she set foot on the 2016 Eurovision host city until her departure and grand arrival in Kyiv where she was welcomed like a national heroine.

The Press Center in Stockholm gets into a frenzy after Jamala is declared the winner.

The documentary also features backstage and behind the scenes material from the Eurovision Bubble, the Welcome Reception at Stockholm’s City Hall, Euroclub, sights and sounds of Stockholm, the Globen Arena, rehearsals, press center, Scandic Hotel Stockholm (official delegation hotel during ESC) etc.

The multi talented Ukrainian star has gone places ever since her Eurovision victory last May. She is currently touring Ukraine and travelling overseas.

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Sanjay (Sergio) joined esctoday.com in December 2006 as an editor. He was appointed as the Head of Press of ESCToday.com in 2011. Hereafter in 2016 he was promoted as the Head of International Relations & Communications at ESCToday. Sergio has covered the Eurovision Song Contest live 16 times since 2000, having worked for several international magazines and media outlets.